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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.






2. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.






3. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






4. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.






5. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






6. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






7. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.






8. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.


9. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






10. Matches the outline number initially in Project 2010. It is common for work breakdown structure elements to be numbered sequentially to reveal the hierarchical structure. For example 1.3.2 Rear Wheel identifies this item as a Level 3 WBS element - si






11. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.


12. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.






13. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






14. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.






15. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






16. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.


17. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






18. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






19. Tables are made up of fields.






20. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






21. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.






22. ______ link Summary Tasks.






23. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






24. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






25. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






26. efines units.






27. Appears: hr means: hour






28. U = W / D Work divided by duration.






29. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






30. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






31. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U






32. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






33. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






34. Appears: wk means: week






35. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.






36. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






37. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.


38. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.






39. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






40. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.






41. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.






42. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.






43. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






44. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






45. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






46. Contains information relative to tasks.






47. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.






48. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units






49. Appears: day means: day






50. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.